Of course it is normal for ideas to compete, but the Covid years demonstrated that fundamental principle of science is only useful when its useful to the governing class.
As to your comment about a pronouncement, Trump said "don't take" when pregnant. By skipping the pregnant part you ignore details that change the context entirely.
The issue is that there are health risks with acetaminophen use not commonly known, for example Tylenol has always been characterized as a safe drug. I was not aware of its role as the #1 cause of liver damage until now. The Trump administration has recently raised the issue and the opposition are falling all over themselves to turn this into something it isn't.
Fortunately there are plenty of receipts on the internet and the "fact checkers" look like fools once again.